Month: April 2022

3:26 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins is expected to miss offseason workouts while he recovers from shoulder surgery, coach Zac Taylor said Monday. Higgins had the procedure following the team’s trip to the Super Bowl and was sporting a protective brace on his left shoulder during an appearance at the Cincinnati Reds‘
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4:59 PM ET In a move to provide more transparency with regards to the transfer portal, the NCAA released statistics and information for the years 2020 and 2021 that shows only 54 percent of FBS players who entered the portal enrolled at a new school. During the two-year period shown in the infographics provided by
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1:41 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins has been fined $15,000 for publicly criticizing the officiating in Game 4 of the Grizzlies’ series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the NBA announced Monday. Jenkins made his comments to the media following the Grizzlies’ 119-118 loss Saturday in Minneapolis. “I’ve never seen a
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12:55 PM ET Blake Baumgartner Justyn Rhett changed his commitment from Notre Dame to Georgia on Monday. Rhett, who committed to the Fighting Irish back in December, decommitted after attending Georgia’s spring game April 16. Rhett, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound cornerback from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, is ranked No. 63 in the ESPN
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1:17 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid was fined $15,000 for criticizing the officiating in Saturday’s Game 4 loss to the Toronto Raptors. Embiid, who is dealing with a right thumb sprain, gave an extended golf clap to the officiating crew of Scott Foster, Ed Malloy and Rodney Mott on his way off
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12:50 PM ET ESPN News Services LAS VEGAS — A judge postponed a hearing Monday in a felony assault case involving two NFL players and two other men accused of severely beating a man at a Las Vegas nightclub the weekend of the Pro Bowl. Attorneys for New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara, Kansas
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11:53 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — The Toronto Raptors will be without All-Star point guard Fred VanVleet for Game 5 of their first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers — and likely longer — with a left hip flexor strain. “You can stop holding your breath,” VanVleet said with a wry smile after plopping himself
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10:11 AM ET Dillian Whyte has said Tyson Fury’s push on him was “illegal” after the heavyweight world champion delivered a devastating uppercut to put an end to their bout at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Speaking to Sky Sports on Monday, Whyte (28-3, 19 KOs) said Fury broke rules by pushing him after a stunning
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9:44 AM ET Naasir Cunningham, the No. 1 basketball prospect in ESPN’s Class of 2024, is signing with Overtime Elite (OTE), he told ESPN on Monday. “This is best place for me to develop as a player, while getting the right education to fall back on at the same time,” Cunningham said. “Overtime built a
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10:05 AM BST Lindsay du Plessis Pedrie Wannenburg was a Bulls legend, winning three Super Rugby titles and five Currie Cups with the Pretoria side. He was the first Bulls player to reach 100 caps for the franchise. Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images/Getty Images Former Springboks flanker Pedrie Wannenburg was killed during a high-speed car chase in Texas
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